Penetration of confined silicon carbide targets by tungsten long rods at impact velocities from 1.5 to 4.6 km/s

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Orphal, D L ^a   Franzen, R R ^b  

^a International Research Associates   (United States)

^b Tracor Aerospace   (United States)

Author keywords

Armor; Hypervelocity; Impact; Long rods; Mass efficiency; Penetration; Silicon carbide; Tate model

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; IMPACT TESTING; SILICON CARBIDE; X RAYS;

IMPACT VELOCITY; MASS EFFICIENCY; PENETRATION DEPTH; TATE MODEL; TUNGSTEN RODS;

ARMOR;

EID: 0030830476     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743x(95)00064-h     Document Type: Article

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